Jackson County Courthouse

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Kansas City, Missouri 64106

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Jackson County Missouri

JOURNAL

County Legislature

DaRon McGee (4th) Chairman,

Donna Peyton (2nd AL) Vice Chairman,

Jalen Anderson (1st AL), Megan L. Marshall (3rd AL),

Manuel Abarca IV (1st), Venessa Huskey (2nd),

Charlie Franklin (3rd), Jeanie Lauer (5th)

Sean E. Smith (6th)

Office of

Mary Jo Spino

Clerk of the County Legislature

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

10:00 AM

Seventh Regular Meeting

K.C. Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri

DaRon McGee, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.

ROLL CALL

Present 8 - DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Jalen Anderson, Megan L.

Marshall, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin

and Jeanie Lauer

Absent 1 - Sean E. Smith

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Recited.

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey

to approve the journal of the previous meeting held on March 10, 2025.

The motion passed by a voice vote.

HEARINGS

None.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Caleb Clifford, Chief of Staff, said the County Executive delivered his

report/letter in written form this morning and paper copies are being

distributed now to members of the County Legislature.

Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator, said the County Legislature

received the report 3 minutes ago. Mr. Abarca asked the Chief of Staff to

explain the report. Mr. Clifford responded that the letter speaks for itself.

Mr. Abarca said a report is given in the legislative chambers, it is not

written minutes before the meeting with the expectation that the Chief of

Staff will not need to say anything. Mr. Abarca said the first sentence of

the letter states that the administration was not aware of any of the items

listed under Unfinished Business, which is not true because Mr. Clifford

was specifically asked all these questions during past legislative meetings

at which time Mr. Clifford said he would need to get with HR and other

departments to get answers. He said the game Mr. Clifford is playing, to

write 15 paragraphs and send it to the County Legislature minutes before

the meeting, is ridiculous and unacceptable. Chairman McGee agreed

that this was unacceptable because the report was sent to the County

Legislature two minutes before the legislative meeting. In addition, the

County Executive is not available to answer any questions the legislators

may have regarding the report.

PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

5904

AN ORDINANCE repealing Section 5577., Jackson County Code, 1984,

relating to possession of firearms and age restriction, and to enact in lieu

thereof two new sections, Sections 5577. and 5578., relating to the same

subject, with a severability clause and a penalty provision.

(Legislature As A Whole - 17th Perfection)

5909

5957

AN ORDINANCE submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson County,

Missouri, at the primary election to be held on August 5, 2025, a question

to amend the Jackson County Charter, with an effective date.

(Legislature As A Whole - 8th. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE repealing subsection 5560.3., Jackson County Code,

1984, relating to recklessly failing to care for or control child, and

enacting, in lieu thereof, one new subsection relating to the same subject.

(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 8th. Perfection)

A motion was made by Charlie Franklin, seconded by Manuel Abarca IV,

to waive the reading of Ordinances #5958, #5965, #5966 and #5967. The

motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 8 - DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Jalen Anderson, Megan L.

Marshall, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and

Jeanie Lauer

Absent: 1 - Sean E. Smith

5958

AN ORDINANCE requiring the Jackson County Assessor to provide an

Assessment Roll that complies with the Missouri State Tax Commission’s

Order and rolls back the 2023 value of any parcel that exceeded a 15%

increase in 2023 to be changed and to be valued at no more than 15%

more than the 2022 property value.

(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 7th. Perfection)

5965

5966

AN ORDINANCE repealing subsections 2066.6., 2066.7., and 2066.8.,

Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to a senior tax credit, and enacting,

in lieu thereof, four new subsections relating to the same subject.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 2nd. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $1,688,456.00 from the undesignated

fund balance of the General Fund, $293,956.00 from the undesignated

fund balance of the Health Fund, $708,172.00 from the undesignated

fund balance of the Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund, and making the

necessary transfers within the General Fund, Health Fund, Anti-Crime

Sales Tax Fund, and the County Improvement Fund to provide the Circuit

Court, Family Court, and Family Court Facilities with their portion of the

2025 Recommended Budget.

(Budget Committee - 2nd. Perfection)

5967

AN ORDINANCE repealing subsections 7401.2., 7405.4., and 7406.5.,

Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to protections against retaliation for

complaints, cooperating with complaint investigations, and amending the

discretionary authority to decline a complaint and enacting, in lieu thereof,

three new subsections relating to the same subject.

(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 1st. Perfection)

FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES

5959

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $71,751.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2025 General Fund in acceptance of the Missouri Western

Interdiction and Narcotics Task Force grant awarded by the Missouri

Department of Public Safety.

(PERFECTED)

RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE

A motion was made by Donna Peyton, seconded by Charlie Franklin, to

waive the reading of Resolutions #21641, #21766, #21843, #21846,

#21850 through #21857, #21860, #21864, #21869 through #21881. The

motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 7 - DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Jalen Anderson, Manuel Abarca

IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and Jeanie Lauer

No: 1 - Megan L. Marshall

Absent: 1 - Sean E. Smith

21641

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive or the Chairman of the

Legislature to sell the County-owned property located at 1300

Washington Street, Kansas City, MO 64105 via the competitive bidding

process.

(Legislature As A Whole - 36th Meeting)

21766

21843

21846

A RESOLUTION transferring $49,500.00 within the 2024 General Fund

and authorizing a contract to cover the cost of consultation and proposal

services to Colette Holt & Associates Law Firm of San Antonio, TX, at a

cost to the County not to exceed $49,500.00.

(Legislature As A Whole - 23rd Meeting)

A RESOLUTION requiring the Jackson County property cards provided

by the Assessment Department to include photographs of the property

inspection and related property comparable sales that were used to

determine the Fair Market Value (FMV) and property classification.

(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 7th. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION authorizing a twelve-month extension to the term and

supply contract for the furnishing of automotive parts for use countywide

to AutoZone of Memphis, TN, under the terms and conditions of OMNIA

Partners Contract No. R211201, an existing competitively-bid government

contract.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 7th. Meeting)

21850

21851

21852

A RESOLUTION declaring certain real property as surplus real property

and authorizing the Administration to solicit bids for selling the six surplus

parcels.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 6th. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION transferring $25,500.00 within the 2025 Park Fund for

offsite server hosting services provided by Vermont Systems Inc. for use

by the Parks + Rec Department.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 6th. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with

one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of professional

mortuary services for use by the Public Administrator to Charter Funerals

of Missouri, LLC of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of

Request for Proposals No. 24-085.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 6th. Meeting)

21853

A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,

with one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of HVAC filters

for use by various County departments, as a split award to Kansas City

Air Filter of Kansas City, MO and Inspection Experts, Inc., of Columbia,

Maryland, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 24-081.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 6th. Meeting)

21854

A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,

with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of office

furniture for use by various County departments, as a split award to

Encompas Corporation, Kansas City Office Design, LLC, K&M Office

Products dba Office Products Alliance, Color Art Integrated Interiors of

Kansas City, LLC, dba Scott Rice Office Works, all of Kansas City, MO

and Rangle Distributing of Kansas City, KS, under the terms and

conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 24-091.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 6th. Meeting)

21855

21856

A RESOLUTION transferring $36,300.00 within the 2025 Park Fund to

purchase supplies at Lowe’s Home Improvement for use by the Parks +

Rec Department.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 6th. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION awarding a five-year contract for the furnishing of ortho

and oblique aerial imagery for use by various County departments to

Nearmap U.S., Inc., of Lehi, Utah, at an actual cost to the County of

$100,000.00, as a sole source purchase.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 6th. Meeting)

21857

A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,

with one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of

miscellaneous pipes and plumbing supplies for use by various County

departments to Reeves-Wiedeman Company of Kansas City, Missouri,

under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 24-088.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 6th. Meeting)

21860

21864

A RESOLUTION declaring certain real property as surplus real property

and authorizing the Administration to solicit bids for selling the surplus

parcels.

(Budget Committee - 5th. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract

with the Jackson County Board of Services for the Developmentally

Disabled to provide for partial funding of various Parks + Rec

Department's Special Population Services Division programs.

(Legislature As A Whole - 3rd. Meeting)

21869

A RESOLUTION authorizing the Jackson County Sheriff to execute a

contract for services with the Family Court Division of the 16th Circuit

Court of Missouri to provide deputies to assist with the Family Court’s

Connections supervised visitation program.

(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 3rd. Meeting)

21870

21871

A RESOLUTION awarding a month-to-month contract extension for the

furnishing of food service at the Jackson County Detention Center to

Trinity Services Group of Oldsmar, Florida, under the terms and

conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 27-21.

(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 3rd. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,

with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of calcium

chloride pellets and rock salt supplies for use by various County

departments, to Nu-Life Labs, Inc. of Kansas City, Missouri and Humana

Chemicals, Inc. of Potomac, Maryland, under the terms and conditions of

Invitation to Bid No. 24-087.

(Budget Committee - 3rd. Meeting)

21872

A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with

three twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of electrical

supplies for use by various County departments to Graybar Electric

Company of St. Louis, MO, under the terms and conditions of the City of

Kansas City, Missouri contract No. EV2370, an existing competitively bid

government contract.

(Budget Committee - 3rd. Meeting)

21873

21874

21875

A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with

two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of softball umpire

services for use by the Parks + Rec Department to Eastern Jackson

County USSSA Umpire Association of Independence, MO, as a sole

source purchase.

(Land Use Committee - 3rd. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,

with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of trash

removal service for use by various County departments to Waste

Management of Kansas, Inc., under the terms and conditions of Invitation

to Bid 24-096.

(Public Works Committee - 3rd. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with

three twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of body

transportation services for use by the Medical Examiner’s Office to First

Call of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to

Bid No. 24-082.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 3rd. Meeting)

21876

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an

Intergovernmental Agreement with the Mid-America Regional Council

Solid Waste Management District to provide access to the regional

household hazardous waste centers for the residents of the

unincorporated areas of Jackson County, at an actual cost to the County

in the amount of $26,761.00.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 2nd. Meeting)

21877

A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,

with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of paint and

painting supplies for use by various County departments to PPG

Architectural Finishes, Inc. of Columbia, MO and Sherwin Williams of

Cleveland, OH, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No.

25-003.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 2nd. Meeting)

21878

21879

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for annual software maintenance

for use by the Sheriff’s Office and Department of Corrections to Lexipol,

LLC, of Frisco, TX, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of

$57,992.00, as a sole source purchase.

(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 2nd. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,

with one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of bottled water

and dispenser services for use by various County departments to Metro

Pure Water, LLC of Smithville, MO and DS Services of America dba

Primo Water North America of Mableton, GA, under the terms and

conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 24-079.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )

21880

A RESOLUTION awarding a thirty-one-month term and supply contract,

with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of

Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) supplies, equipment, and

related products and services for use by various County departments to

Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, of Mooresville, NC under the terms and

conditions of Lowe’s OMNIA Partners Cooperative Program Contract No.

R240805, an existing government contract.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )

21881

A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,

with one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of fuel

dispensing equipment services for use by various County departments to

Petroleum Equipment, Inc., of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and

conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 24-078.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )

CONSENT AGENDA

None.

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

None.

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

None.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS

None.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

The following items were requested by the County Legislature during

previous legislative meetings and are awaiting response from the

Administration:

Reason for County Executive's absence.

Reason for delay of HSA and W-2 tax documents to County associates.

Statements/press release from Administration regarding County

Legislature being responsible for withholding wage increases and

preventing temporary positions from transitioning to permanent positions

for County associates.

Report on Board of Equalization hearings and processes for 2023

appeals.

Report on the distribution of ARPA, marijuana an opioid funds.

List of all vacancies, including the county legislative districts they

represent, for all Boards and Commissions appointed by the County

Executive.

Ordinance #5955 allocation of ARPA funds.

NEW BUSINESS

Judge Mary Russell, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri was

present and said it was her first time attending a Jackson County

Legislative meeting. She said she is visiting the 16th Judicial Circuit Court

in Jackson County, Missouri and her goal is to visit every circuit in the

State of Missouri; this is her 39th visit out of 46 circuits. The following

representatives were visiting with her: Senator Joe Nicola (District 11),

Emily Weber (District 24), Patty Mansur (District 25), Tim Strickler (District

34), Melissa Douglas (District 27), Donna Barnes (District 28), Carolyn

Caton (District 33), Ron Fowler (District 31) and the State Courts